THUNDER BAY, ON, Canada- Joe Thornton was and will forever be the very first captain of the Thunder Bay Timberwolves. He will also be the only player in the 2007-08 season to wear the 'C' on a Timberwolves sweater. As the team has elected to go with all alternate captains to finish out the season.
The Timberwolves had, after Thornton's trade to North Dakota, named Stephen Weiss an alternate along with Keith Ballard and Tom Preissing. After Weiss' trade, a third alternate was not immediately named.
That changed on Sunday, when head coach Craig Hartsburg named Radek Dvorak the third alternate captain for Thunder Bay.
The announcement came after a light practice at Fort William Gardens. There was no press conference or fanfare. In fact, Dvorak was not even present for the announcement.
Dvorak currently leads the team in scoring, and is one of only a handful of veterens in the Timberwolves lineup.
Thunder Bay management has stated that the hockey club will name a captain in the offseason. It is rumoured that they are hoping that one of their young players will step up and carry the torch for many years down the road.
The Timberwolves will go through a full contact practice tomorrow at the Canadian National Gardens. Then welcome the Havana Moon to the CNG for the first time on Tuesday.
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